Nice one, BD! Great response, as always. Well thought out, well written, intelligent, thoughtful...
..But rong.
Although I suspect you are fishing for a response.
Don't get me wrong. I think it's nice, to have nice things. But personally, I just don't see the need for such an ultimately useless baubel. And I do actually know some super-rich people; I doubt they'd buy it, even though they can afford it. People have differing priorities.
As for 'inadequacy', we all have out little weaknesses. We're Human. We compensate, by making social statements about ourselves, in order to gain acceptance and acknowledgment from our peers. We buy nice clothes, we do our hair nice, we buy nice cars, jewelery, carpets, Phillipe Starck Rocket juicers.
Status symbols. In our society, it seems that wealth = power. So, people desire things that show off their status and power to others.
Because, if we truly felt completely comfortable about ourselves, we probbly woon't need them. I'm sure there are many, ridiculously wealthy people, who woon't dream of splurging such an amount, on such a thing.
Anyway, enough of that.
My point was, than een if you could, would you?
I woon't. Just seems pointless.
I have nowt against someone who would, though. Their choice, and up to them.
I think Poddy says it all, really.